BUG FIX: .txt extension in Output window should not be considered an untrusted file type [19374]

When clicking on the link to a .txt file at the bottom of E-Studio's Output window, Windows displays a warning saying that the .txt file is an untrusted file type.

BackgroundA new addition to the E-Prime 2.0 Production Release (version 2.0.10.242) are hyperlinks at the bottom of E-Studio's Output window to any output files that are created with each run of an experiment (seeFEATURE: Output window provides hot links for data file, E-Recovery file, and Experiment Advisor report). This feature allows fast and easy access to the data (.edat2) file that is created after an experiment has been run from E-Studio. The Output window also includes links to any text (.txt) files that were either added as an Output window file with a call to the Rte.AddOuptutFile method (see E-Basic help for details) or created by E-Run as a recovery file due to terminating the experiment early (seeFEATURE: Conditional Exit (Graceful Abort)). The Professional Edition also includes a link to the Experiment Advisor report. In the Production Release, clicking on a .txt file in the Output window to open it results in Windows displaying a warning message that the.txt file is an untrusted file type.

- Note that the warning message does not appear when clicking on the .edat2 or Experiment Advisor report files.

Solution

Update to E-Prime 2.0 SP1 (version 2.0.10.353) or later

Workaround

This workaround is only intended for those who are unable to update to the version of E-Prime that contains the bug fix:To access the.txt file, press OK to the warning message. This gives Windows permission to open this file.